DeMarcus Cousins vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and DeMarcus Cousins to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Dorian Finney-Smith. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 11.3 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (19.6 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 7,893 points more (12,802 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+11.3
11
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+7,893
11
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dorian Finney-Smith has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+1.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+233).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
+1.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
+233
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+13
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+97
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+302
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+320
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+93
Dorian Finney-Smith 557

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+30

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 2
+2

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Dorian Finney-Smith 16
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+20

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654
difference:+11.3+4.0+8.2+2.3+0.9+2.3+3.1+4.3+5.8+1.9+2+63
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3 3.0 7.0 43.6 1.6 4.3 36.2 0.7 0.9 71.8 9 591

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654
difference:+7,893+2,769+5,815+2.3+494+1,252+3.1+2,849+3,850+1.9+2+63
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909 1,793 4,109 43.6 920 2,540 36.2 403 561 71.8 9 591

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20
difference:+1.6+0.6+1.9+3.3+1.6+3.9+1.9+1.3+1.8+3.1+2+20
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0 3.6 8.1 44.3 2.2 5.3 41.2 0.6 0.9 73.5 5 40

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20
difference:+233+85+201+3.3+76+183+1.9+13+20+3.1+2+20
Dorian Finney-Smith 400 144 325 44.3 87 211 41.2 25 34 73.5 5 40

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+9.8
201181
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+12.2
201264
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+9.6
201375
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+13.2
201471
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+14.3
201559
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+15.9
201665
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+18.7
201772
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+16.7
201848
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
+7.6
201930
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 2 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 8.9 points in a total of 89 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+1.4
20198
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 12 games.

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